PPT-Climates of the Earth

Chapter 3 Seasons Solstice Marks the longest or shortest day of the year Winter solstice December Summer Solstice June Seasons Equinox Even days of sunlight and darkness Fall September. 5/8/2012. -Read . I:4.1 and I:4.2. --Pages . 112-131. -Complete . the Outline Review Sheet. --I:4.1 . and I:4.2. --Due . Friday 5/11/2012. Climate. What Causes Climate I: 4.1. And. Climate Regions I: 4.2. Factors that influence climate.. 1. Latitude. 2. Distance from sea / ocean. 3. Prevailing winds and air masses. Latitude. Latitude is the distance north or south of the equator.. In general, the further north or south of the equator an area is, the colder it will be.. 1 Climates First Prosimians Anthropoids Hominids Miocene Climates Thomas Gale Moore Senior Fellow Hoover Institution Stanford University Prepared for the conference on: Global Climate Change at Rice University September 6 to 8, 2000 1 It is the best of Climates; It Francisci. WG.2a. The . low. latitude climates are always . between. the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of . Capricorn. .. The climate is . tropical. , wet, hot and . humid. .. Low Latitude Climates. Climate Regions of the World . What factors are used to classify climates?. What are the six main climate regions?. The big idea. Scientists classify climates according to two major factors:. Temperature. The intersection of heterogeneity and extremity in contemporary American publics. David Coppini. Dissertation Proposal . Oxford Internet Institute Summer Doctoral Program. Help!. Deliberative Democratic Theory . Tropical climates are somewhat variable . In terms of moisture. In terms of temp on a day-night cycle. And somewhat consistent. In terms of annual temp. In terms of incoming solar radiation. Diurnal compared to annual temperature ranges defines the tropics. Climate. encompasses the statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, rainfall, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological elemental measurements in a given region over long periods. . vegetation. . Climate . is average of weather conditions for . . . 30 years. . . Climatologists employ many. different tools to organize the . wealth of information about . earth's climates to bring order. History: . Ancient Greeks used to classify the environment into zones which had different degrees of warmth. This resulted in Aristotle describing the terrain in terms of flora and fauna. . Main characteristics and variables used to define biomes is: . Climatology. is . the study of Earth’s climate and the factors that affect past, present, and future climatic changes.. Climate describes annual variations of temperature, precipitation, wind, and other weather factors.. Global climates and natural vegetation Climate is average of weather conditions for 30+ years Climatologists employ many different tools to organize the wealth of information about To explain the reasons for the climate in certain areas. . To interpret information on a world map.. To understand why places have different climates. Learning Objective. Success Criteria. Can you name the climate zones?.